Since returning to office, Donald Trump has renovated the White House extensively, adding tons of tacky gold embellishments and many portraits of himself. Critics said the president was trying to morph the People’s House into a replica of his own house, particularly after he paved over the Rose Garden and added patio tables that look exactly like the furniture at Mar-a-Lago. But administration officials have insisted Trump is merely restoring the space to better serve the American people.

“The White House has not been given any tender, loving care in many decades, so President Trump is taking necessary steps in order to preserve and restore the greatness and glory of ‘the People’s House,’” Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, told the New York Times .

But now

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